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Forex Trading in Pakistan – The Big Business

What is Forex: Forex stands for Foreign Exchange. The Forex market is also referred to as FX market in short. Forex currency trading is conducted round the clock, 5 days a week and it is the largest market in the world. Prior to 1998, the Forex market was only for large financial firms, trading companies and banks. Since 1998, the Forex market is open to everyone. The purpose of establishing a world-wide Forex market is to facilitate the trading that is the buying and selling of currency by the central government commercial banks and small investors around the globe. There are major trading centers worldwide in many cities such as London, Frankfurt, New York, Tokyo there is no set location for this trading. It can be conducted by telephone and through the internet from every part of world.

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Currencies involved in Forex trading

Currency exchange takes place between the major currencies and supports global trade in the world. The major business revolves around the main currencies like the US dollar (USD), the British pound (GBP), the Euro (EUR), the Japanese yen (JPY) and others. All tradings in the world, both export and import, involve Forex.

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Basic Principles

Before you begin Forex trading, you need to understand the basic principles of the currency markets. For this purpose you need to learn the tools of the trade that is the technical and fundamental analysis tools. Other than this basic technical information, you do not have to be an expert in the currency markets to make money. Just learn the basics of of Forex trading and you are on your way to beginning a money making career in Forex trading.

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How to start Forex trading:

It is possible to earn an excellent income from online currency trading in Pakistan or anywhere else in the world. You can join this market as a small player by first understanding the fundamentals of currency markets and learning the skills of Forex trading online. You will require a small capital investment in the beginning. If you are a small player in the forex market, you will not be able to trade on your own and you will have to hire the services of a Forex broker or an online forex company where you can open your account with a reasonable amount and begin your forex business.

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Advantages of trading in Forex Markets:

There are many advantages of trading in Forex markets which include:.

The Forex market runs for 24 hours. So, you can trade anytime you want.

Forex generally has lower risk as compared to other investments such as stock.

You can earn money from the convenience of your own home. You can trade through different online Forex brokers. The brokers provide either online Java or real-time Forex platform. You can start trading currencies in through the platform.